Building Multimodal AI Chatbots with Vertex AI and Gemini

Modern AI applications require more than simple text responses; they need the ability to understand both text and visual inputs seamlessly. This text-based guide teaches you how to design, configure, and implement conversational bots using Vertex AI and the Gemini model family. You will gain practical skills in constructing multimodal prompts, managing conversational state, and integrating modern AI patterns into real-world applications. What you will learn: - Understand core foundational concepts of generative AI, tokens, and multimodal inputs - Configure and interact with the Vertex AI environment using clear code examples - Design effective multimodal prompts combining text instructions and image inputs - Implement conversational memory and context management for robust chatbot flows - Apply structured output formats and safety filters to control model behavior - Explore basic retrieval-augmented generation patterns to ground bot responses The course begins with foundational terminology and setup principles before guiding you step-by-step through constructing functional multimodal chatbot workflows. This course is designed for aspiring developers and tech professionals seeking a clear, beginner-friendly introduction to modern generative AI tools with no prior AI experience required. Start reading today to begin creating your own multimodal AI chatbots.